Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Mass Sensing using an Amorphous Silicon MEMS resonator
Abstract Bilayer micro-bridge resonators of amorphous silicon and titanium were fabricated on a glass substrate at 100°C by surface micromachining using an aluminum sacrificial layer. Au square patterns with sub-micrometer dimensions were patterned...
2009 / S.B. Patil, V. Chu, J.P. Conde -
Structural Performance of Square Concrete Columns Wrapped with CFRP Sheets
Abstract An experimental study has been carried out on square reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. A total of 48 specimens were loaded to failure in axial compression and investigated in...
2013 / A. Belouar, A. Laraba, R. Benzaid, N. Chikh -
Determination of interfacial fracture toughness of bone–cement interface using sandwich Brazilian disks
Abstract The long-term stability of cemented total hip replacements critically depends on the lasting integrity of the bond between bone and bone cement. Conventionally, the bonding strength of bone–cement is obtained by mechanical tests that tend...
2006 / J. Tong, K.Y. Wong, C. Lupton -
The Effect of Space charge on Isothermal and non-isothermal Currents in Polyethylene Naphthalate
Abstract This paper presents an experimental results obtained by using three investigation methods. The temperature effect on space charge behavior, in semi crystalline polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), under electrical strength, was analyzed. The...
2010 / N. Saidi-Amroun, M. Saidi, H. Oubouchou, M. Bendaoud -
Creating micro and nanostructured metal-carbon multilayers and bulky materials at controlled laser action
Abstract The paper deals with the techniques of creating metal-carbon components while the mixture of nanotubes (medium radius is about 70 nm) and metal nanopowders (particles radius is about 100 nm) is under the influence of laser radiation. The...
2010 / A.A. Antipov, S.M. Arakelyan, S.V. Kutrovskaya, A.O. Kucherik, D.S. Nogtev, et al. -
Thermal and mechanical characterization of borosilicate glass
Abstract The aim of this work is to characterize thermally (dilatometric analysis) and mechanically a Pyrex type borosilicate glass. The mechanical tests (Vickers indentations, mechanical strength and fracture toughness) were made on the glass in an ...
2010 / N. Bouras, M.A. Madjoubi, M. Kolli, S. Benterki, M. Hamidouche -
Experimental study on micropump using reciprocating motion of magnetic ball covered with magnetic fluid
Abstract A micropump combining reciprocating motion of a magnetic ball covered with magnetic fluid and diffusers working as valves was investigated experimentally in this study. The reciprocating motion of the magnetic substance pushes water in...
2010 / Hiroshige Kumamaru, Satoshi Okamoto, Koki Arimoto, Kazuhiro Itoh, Yuji Shimogonya -
Damage survey of a vehicle windshield exposed to sandblasting in Sahara
Abstract In the present work, we describe the damage of a vehicle windshield caused by sandblasting erosion in Saharan climate conditions. In order to evaluate this damage, we carried out a survey on samples taken from a windshield that was used...
2010 / C. Bousbaa, M. Kolli, M.A. Madjoubi, Z. Malou, T. Mahdaoui, et al. -
Effect of organic gate dielectric material properties on interfacial charging and discharging of pentacene MIM device
Abstract The effect of material properties of an environmentally friendly, optically transparent dielectric material, polyterpenol, on the carrier transients within the pentacene-based double-layer MTM device was investigated. Polyterpenol films...
2011 / Kateryna Bazaka, Mohan V. Jacob, Dai Taguchi, Takaaki Manaka, Mitsumasa Iwamoto -
Probing of Transient Electric Field Distribution in ITO/PI/P3HT/Au By Time-Resolved Optical Second Harmonic Generation Measurement
Abstract By using time-resolved optical second harmonic generation (TR-SHG) measurements, we studied carrier behaviors in poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diodes. TR-SHG measurements probed transients of electric...
2011 / Ryo Miyazawa, Dai Taguchi, Takaaki Manaka, Mitsumasa Iwamoto -
Graphene FETs with Combined Structure and Transparent Top
Abstract Graphene, comprising of monolayer of carbon atoms packed into a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, has a series of peculiar properties such as the anomalously quantized Hall effects, the large charge carrier mobility and so on....
2012 / Yuanlin Yuan, Zhen Chen, Congxiang Lu, Hongzhong Liu, Yuan Wu, et al. -
W-Si-N Nan-Crystal as Electron Emitter Applied in SED
Abstract As the most potential next-generation display technology, SED(Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) whose independent electron emission character and good image quality draw much attention. Because of the higher emission efficiency...
2012 / Yanhui Shi, Yanhuai Li, Zhongxiao Song, Siliang Xiong, Chunliang Liu -
Discussion of Estimating Multiple Sources Based on Three- Dimensional Magnetocardiograms Measurement
Abstract A SQUID magnetometer system with three-dimensional(3-D) second-order gradiometer was used to measure the magnetocardiograms(MCG) for the normal subject and the patient with myocardial infarction (MI). The multiple sources were estimated...
2011 / Mai Liu, Yoshinori Uchikawa -
Prediction of Machined Surface Geometry Based on Analytical Modelling of Ball-end Milling
Abstract This article presents a surface reconstruction model based on a methodology developed for the prediction of cutting forces in free-form milling. From global and local geometry of the tool, initial surface and tool path, this approach allows ...
2012 / Nasreddine Zeroudi, Michaël Fontaine -
Effective Dynamometer for Measuring High Dynamic Process Force Signals in Micro Machining Operations
Abstract The authors present an innovative piezoelectric dynamometer (MicroDyn) providing the base for measuring high frequency signals in micro machining operations. Cutting tools with one or more cutting edges used in micro machining processes are ...
2012 / R. Transchel, J. Stirnimann, M. Blattner, B. Bill, R. Thiel, et al. -
Analysis of Software Process Effectiveness Based on Orthogonal Defect Classification
Abstract Measuring the software process effectiveness is the premise to evaluate the quality of software, so it becomes the key of the problem to how to correctly quantify software process effectiveness. In this paper, orthogonal defect...
2011 / Li Zhi-bo, Hou Xue-mei, Yu Lei, Du Zhu-ping, Xu Bing -
Influence of Gear Design on Tool Load in Bevel Gear Cutting
Abstract During gear design, the tooth geometry is optimized towards the required running behavior. Pressure angle and tooth root radius of the gearset are among the influencing factors. As the tools in bevel gear cutting are specially designed for...
2012 / Fritz Klocke, Markus Brumm, Stefan Herzhoff -
Thermodynamics of Thermoelectric Phenomena and Applications2011 / Christophe Goupil, Wolfgang Seifert, Knud Zabrocki, Eckhart Müller, G. Jeffrey Snyder
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Effect of Inclination Angle in Heat Pipe Performance Using Copper Nanofluid
Abstract An experiment was carried out to study the thermal efficiency enhancement of the heat pipe using copper nanofluid as the working fluid. The copper nanoparticles are uniformly suspended with the de-ionized water using ultrasonic homogenizer...
2012 / R. Senthilkumar, S. Vaidyanathan, B. Sivaraman -
The Risk Assessment Method of Lighting Disaster on Railway Signal System
Abstract Lighting disaster is one of the common natural disasters. Railway signal system is an important guarantee for the safety of railway transportation. There are no standards to assess the impact of lighting disaster on railway signaling system ...
2012 / Mou Ruifang